Corinthians’ home drought in Brasileirão matches worst run of year | OneFootball

Neo Química Arena has not carried the same weight for Corinthians in the latest rounds of the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday night (6), Timão was beaten 2-1 by Chapecoense in the 26th round, marking a fourth straight home match without a win in the national competition.

As a result, Alvinegro matched its longest winless home streak in this Brasileirão. The other run of four matches came between March and April, when the team recorded two defeats and two draws.

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The current scenario, however, has an added aggravating factor: after drawing the first match of the stretch, Corinthians suffered three consecutive home defeats, against Cruzeiro, Santos, and Chapecoense.

In addition to extending the negative spell at Neo Química Arena, Sunday’s result was historic for the matchup. Chapecoense managed to beat Corinthians away from home for the first time.

Winless run began against Athletico-PR

Corinthians’ last home win in the Brasileirão came against Remo, 3-0, on July 24. Since then, there have been four matches without being able to take all three points at home.

The first slip in the run came six days later. In the 21st round, Corinthians and Athletico-PR drew 0-0 at Neo Química Arena.

After away fixtures, Timão returned to Itaquera on August 16 and lost 2-1 to Cruzeiro. Two weeks later, the team was beaten 1-0 by Santos.

Against Chapecoense, there was a chance to end the drought. Corinthians even took the lead through Matheus Bidu, but allowed the visitors from Santa Catarina to come back and ended the night with another 2-1 defeat.

The home run in the Brasileirão now stands as follows:

Over that stretch, Timão therefore took just one of the 12 points available, scoring two goals and conceding five.

Corinthians had already gone four home matches without a win

The record matches another negative streak registered in the first half of the season. Between March and April, Corinthians also went four consecutive home matches without a win in the Brazilian Championship.

On that occasion, the run began with a 2-0 loss to Coritiba, followed by a 1-1 draw with Flamengo. After that, Alvinegro lost 1-0 to Internacional and drew 0-0 with Palmeiras.

The difference lies in how the results were distributed. In the first streak, there were two defeats and two draws. Now, Corinthians have recorded one draw and three losses.

The recent spell also marks the first time in this Brasileirão that the club has lost three consecutive matches at Neo Química Arena.

Home form comes under even more pressure

The home campaign has been one of Corinthians’ obstacles in this edition of the championship. Before Sunday’s match, the club had five wins, three draws, and four defeats in 12 Brasileirão matches played at Neo Química Arena, with 12 goals scored and nine conceded.

With the loss to Chapecoense, the record at the stadium moved to five wins, three draws, and five defeats in 13 matches, with 13 goals scored and 11 conceded. That is 18 points won from a possible 39, a 46.15% success rate.

There is also a peculiarity in the overall count of matches in which Corinthians were the home side. The opener against Bahia took place at Vila Belmiro and ended in a 2-1 defeat for Alvinegro. Including that match as well, Timão have 14 home matches, with five wins, three draws, and six defeats, along with 14 goals scored and 13 conceded.

The performance contrasts with previous seasons, in which playing in front of the Fiel was decisive for Corinthians’ Brazilian Championship campaigns.

Defeat leaves Corinthians stuck on 32 points

Sunday’s stumble also prolonged the team’s poor spell in the standings. With four consecutive defeats in the Brasileirão, Corinthians remained on 32 points and dropped to 11th place.

After 26 matches, the team has eight wins, eight draws, and ten defeats, with 27 goals scored and 27 conceded.

Chapecoense, meanwhile, arrived in Itaquera at the bottom of the table and still without an away win in the championship. The 2-1 victory ended that drought and also marked the Santa Catarina club’s first win over Corinthians at Alvinegro’s home.

Libertadores is the next challenge

Corinthians now temporarily put the Brazilian Championship aside to focus their attention on the Conmebol Libertadores.

This Wednesday (9), at 9:30 p.m., Timão face Estudiantes at Estádio Jorge Luis Hirschi, UNO, in La Plata, in the first leg of the quarterfinals. The return leg will take place a week later, on the 16th, also at 9:30 p.m., at Neo Química Arena.

Between the two continental clashes, Alvinegro return to the Brasileirão. Next Sunday (13), at 4 p.m., they visit Flamengo at the Maracanã in the 27th round.

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